Product overview
Cisco Catalyst C1300-48P-4G is a reliable access-layer workhorse designed to support PoE-intensive floors, retail facilities, schools and branch networks. It has forty-eight Gigabit copper ports with IEEE 802.3at PoE+ capabilities with phones, cameras, access points and IoT endpoints with no additional injectors and four 1G SFP uplinks with clean fiber to either your distribution or core.
It is part of the modern Catalyst access family and combines empowering foundational Layer 2/Layer 3 functionality, edge security control and automation-friendly management in an efficient 1RU chassis. Its ability to scale, provide in a straightforward way, and the ability to have a flexible policy make it easy to run in large numbers and have a consistent user experience across sites.
Key features
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48 x 1G PoE + ports to supply APs, phones, cameras and IoT (up to 30 W/port; shared budget)
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Fiber aggregation or long-run backhaul 4x 1G SFP uplinks.
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802.1X with edge security, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection and IPv4/IPv6 ACLs.
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Notification Layer 2/Layer 3 balance of VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, and dynamic/static routing (license/config dependent)
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Quality of Service to give priority to voice, video and business critical applications.
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SIOP simplicity with CLI, web UI, SNMP, and zero-touch / templated onboarding features.
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Energy-efficient 1RU that can be used in wiring closets and open offices.
Technical specifications
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Category |
Details |
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Model |
C1300-48P-4G |
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Series |
Cisco Catalyst 1300 |
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Form factor |
1RU fixed-configuration access switch |
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Access ports |
48 × 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE+ (IEEE 802.3at; up to 30 W per port) |
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Uplinks |
4 × 1G SFP (dedicated) |
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PoE power budget |
Shared platform budget; total watts depend on installed power supply |
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Switching features |
VLANs, STP/RSTP/MSTP, LLDP/CDP, DHCP server/relay (config dependent) |
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Routing features |
Inter-VLAN routing, static routes, and dynamic routing options (license/config dependent) |
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Security |
802.1X/MAB, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IPv4/IPv6 ACLs, Port Security |
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QoS |
Per-port classification, queuing, policing, and shaping |
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Management |
Console, out-of-band Ethernet, CLI, web UI, SNMP; automation-friendly templates/APIs |
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Performance |
Wire-speed Layer 2/Layer 3 forwarding on all ports |
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Power & cooling |
Internal AC power supply; efficient cooling for closet installs |
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Dimensions |
Standard 1RU rack-mount chassis |
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Typical use cases |
PoE-dense campus access, retail/education, IoT edge, branch networks |